PHOENIX
Olympic &
Specialty Bars
Eight bars. Every movement pattern. PX hardened chrome Olympic bars in 20kg and 15kg, plus the safety squat bar, hex trap bar, Swiss bar, Rickshaw and EZ curl. All 50mm Olympic sleeves, all in stock on the Sunshine Coast. Fill the 9-slot VBBR9 rack and the whole pack drops 25%.
PX 20kg
Olympic Bar
The do-everything bar. 28.5mm shaft, needle bearings and 190,000 PSI tensile steel, so it spins clean for the Olympic lifts and takes daily commercial loading without a permanent bend. Dual IPF and IWF knurl marks, centre knurl for squats.
Hardened chrome, not decorative chrome. The bar that goes into Phoenix fit-outs and stays there for years.
PX 15kg
Olympic Bar
Same hardened chrome, same needle bearings, same 190,000 PSI steel as the 20kg, built to the 15kg women's competition standard with a 25mm shaft that hook-grips properly in smaller hands.
Every serious floor runs both standards. This is the 15kg done to the same spec as the rest of your bars, not a lighter afterthought.
Safety
Squat Bar
Squat heavy without the shoulder fight. The cambered yoke sits the load on your traps and lets your arms hang, so athletes with shoulder, elbow or wrist limits keep squatting under real weight. The forward camber hammers quads and upper back at the same time.
2,185mm long, 450mm handles, three foam pads on the yoke. Powerlifters run it as a year-round accessory. Group coaches run it because one bar fits every mobility profile in the room.
Hex
Trap Bar
A straight bar puts the weight in front of you and your back fights to stay upright. The hex centres you inside the load: more upright torso, less spinal shear, and a pull that transfers straight to sprinting and jumping. The easiest deadlift there is to coach.
24kg, 1,800mm, 450kg rated, chrome-coated 45# steel. Trap shrugs, farmer carries, Romanian deadlifts and loaded jumps off the same bar.
Swiss
Multi-Grip Bar
A pronated grip internally rotates the shoulder under load. Fine at light weight, expensive at volume. The Swiss bar's neutral handles keep the shoulder stacked, so high-volume pressers, rotator-cuff rehab and big group programs all press heavier, more often, with less wear.
Multiple neutral grip widths on one bar: narrow for triceps, wide for chest, rows and curls in between. 215,000 PSI alloy steel, 680kg rated, 2,200mm.
Rickshaw
U-Frame Bar
The farmer carry bar that puts the load at your sides, not in your fingers. Walk in through the open U-frame, stand up, go. Two handle heights change the demand without changing the plates. Carry heavier and longer than open handles ever let you.
Strongman staple, conditioning tool and the exact movement Defence and first-responder fitness tests measure. Also opens up Bulgarian squats and hinge work a closed hex frame gets in the way of.
EZ
Curl Bar
A straight bar forces full supination under load, the angle that strains tendons on every curl. The EZ bar's cambered grip rotates the forearm slightly inward, cutting wrist and elbow stress without cutting bicep work. Skull crushers, close-grip tricep work and upright rows get the same benefit.
Full 50mm Olympic sleeves, so it loads with the same plates as everything else on the floor. The cheapest bar in the range and the one every facility that programs arms is missing.
VBBR9
9-Bar Rack
Bars leaned on walls and dropped on floors wear their sleeve bearings and chew their knurl. The VBBR9 stands all nine upright on a weighted anti-tip base, ends visible from above so you grab the right bar without pulling three out first.
Heavy-gauge steel, black powder coat, fits 28 to 32mm shafts. Add it to a full 9-bar pack and it gets the same 25% off as the bars.
Specialist barbell pack · build your own
Fill the rack. Unlock 25% off.
Add bars in any mix, doubles count too. Fill all 9 slots of the VBBR9 and everything in your pack drops 25%, rack included, applied automatically at checkout with code BARPACK25. Under 9 bars is RRP. It is all or nothing: 9 bars is the deal.
"At Aussie Strength we sold this pack for years. It was always the most popular bundle we did. Not because we discounted it, because it is the collection that actually covers every movement pattern. One rack. Nine bars. Nothing missing."
Andy Taylor · Phoenix Strength · Sunshine Coast, QLDChoosing
Which bar does what?
Every bar runs 50mm Olympic sleeves, so every plate you own works on every bar you own. The only decision is the movement you want to load.
| Bar | Built for | Key spec | RRP inc GST | In a 9-bar pack | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PX 20kg Olympic | Squat, bench, deadlift, Olympic lifts. The daily driver. | 28.5mm · 680kg · needle bearings · 190K PSI | $360.00 | $270.00 | View |
| PX 15kg Olympic | Women's Olympic standard, smaller hands, technical lifting. | 25mm · needle bearings · 190K PSI | $250.00 | $187.50 | View |
| Safety squat bar | Heavy squats with limited shoulder mobility, quad and upper-back overload. | Cambered yoke · 3 pads · 2,185mm · chrome or black | $350.00 | $262.50 | View |
| Hex trap bar | Neutral-spine deadlifts, shrugs, carries, loaded jumps. | 24kg · 1,800mm · 450kg · 25mm grips | $340.00 | $255.00 | View |
| Swiss multi-grip | Neutral-grip pressing and rowing, shoulder rehab, high pressing volume. | 2,200mm · 28mm grips · 680kg · 215K PSI | $399.00 | $299.25 | View |
| Rickshaw U bar | Farmer carries, walk-in loaded carries, strongman, Defence fitness tests. | Open U-frame · dual handle heights · approx 27kg | $350.00 | $262.50 | View |
| EZ curl bar | Curls, skull crushers, close-grip tricep work, upright rows. | Angled grip · 50mm sleeves · chrome | $95.00 | $71.25 | View |
| VBBR9 rack | Stores all 9 bars upright, protects sleeves and knurl. | 9 bars · 28-32mm shafts · weighted base | $250.00 | $187.50 | View |
| Full pack, one of each plus a second PX 20kg | The complete armoury. Nine bars, one rack, nothing missing. | 9 bars + VBBR9, code BARPACK25 | $3,104.00 | $2,328.00 | Build it |
Why Phoenix bars
Built to a standard, not a price point
Most cheap bars sold in Australia come off the same low-grade lines and get rebranded. They look identical on a website. The difference shows at 90% of your one rep max, which is exactly where it matters.
Cosmetic chrome plating corrodes within 18 months of chalk, sweat and gym humidity. Phoenix shafts are hardened chrome, an industrial finish that resists wear long term.
The PX Olympic bars spin on needle bearings, so cleans, snatches and jerks turn over without fighting your wrists. Bush-bearing bars are a cost cut that fails Olympic lifting.
High-tensile steel that takes daily commercial loading without a permanent bend. Low-tensile bars develop whip that throws athletes off on heavy pulls.
Shallow decorative knurling feels fine at 60kg and is a liability at 200kg. Phoenix knurl is cut to depth: aggressive enough to hold, consistent enough not to shred hands on high-rep work.
Every bar in the range runs full Olympic sleeves. No reduced bore, no adapter rings. Bumper plates, iron plates and change plates all fit every bar.
These specs were proven over years of Aussie Strength gym installs, powerlifting meets and CrossFit floors across Australia before they carried the Phoenix name.
Why the bar matters
A bad bar ruins good programming
A barbell with loose sleeves undermines the lifter before the bar leaves the floor. The wrong knurl loses grip at the wrong moment. A low-tensile shaft develops whip that throws athletes off on heavy pulls. Cheap bars fail the same five ways.
- Loose sleeves rattle and shift the weight distribution mid-lift
- Shallow or worn knurl loses grip on chalk, especially on deadlifts and Olympic work
- Low-tensile shafts take a permanent bend under repeated heavy loading
- Bush bearings do not spin freely, a critical flaw for cleans, snatches and jerks
- Decorative chrome corrodes within 18 months of chalk, sweat and gym humidity
190,000 PSI shaft steel on the PX bars. Needle bearings, not bushings. Hardened chrome, not plating. Knurl cut to depth. Full 50mm Olympic sleeves on every bar in the range, so every plate you own works on every bar you own.
Specs proven over a decade of Aussie Strength commercial installs, powerlifting meets and CrossFit floors before they carried the Phoenix name.
PX 20kg full spec
Andy quotes multi-rack and commercial orders personally. Bars, plates, racks and flooring on one itemised quote with freight priced up front.
CALL ANDY: 0422 046 895 →Range and pricing
Who we supply
Any program that takes the barbell seriously
24/7 floors need bars that survive multiple daily sessions, year on year. The full pack covers every movement pattern your members will ask for.
ADF and operational fitness programs run high barbell volume and test loaded carries. Phoenix supplies ADF facilities and the Phoenix MTG container gyms.
Performance rooms want correct spec on every bar in the rack: hex for the pull, SSB for the squat, Swiss for the press, and a 20kg that spins.
Hard chrome that does not corrode, sleeves that do not develop play, no maintenance visits. The right spec for a mine camp or remote station gym.
Safe, correct-spec bars sized for a weight room that has to last a curriculum, not a semester. Hex and SSB make coaching beginners easier.
The same bars the best commercial floors run, at commercial pricing. Buy once, train on them for years. The 9-bar pack is the garage gym done in one hit.
How to order
Cart it, or brief Andy
Single bars and the 9-bar pack go straight through the cart. Fleet orders, multi-rack packs and full fit-outs go through Andy.
Add to cart from any banner, or build a pack and fill all 9 rack slots for 25% off.
Bar types, quantities, delivery address. Home gym or a commercial fleet, same attention to spec.
Per bar, with freight priced up front and a confirmed lead time. A number you can act on, not a range.
Capital city, regional or remote site. Bars ship from the Sunshine Coast within 1 to 3 business days.
The range
Every bar, up close
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Barbell FAQ
How does the 9-bar pack discount work?
Fill all 9 slots of the rack with any mix of bars and the entire pack is 25% off, VBBR9 rack included. When you hit "Add full pack to cart" the code BARPACK25 is applied for you and every item shows its discount at checkout. Nothing to type in.
Do I have to buy all 9 bars to get the discount?
Yes. The 25% is the reward for taking the complete set. Every bar is also sold individually at RRP: use the add to cart button on its banner above, or the barbells and storage collection.
Can I take two of the same bar?
Yes. Any mix of 9 counts. Nine PX 20kg bars for a commercial floor, two SSBs for group programming, one of everything plus a spare 20kg. Your call.
Does the VBBR9 rack count as one of the 9?
No, the 9 slots are for bars. When the pack is complete the rack gets the same 25% off as everything else: $187.50 instead of $250.00. Toggle it off in the builder if you already have storage.
How much do Phoenix barbells cost?
PX 20kg $360.00, PX 15kg $250.00, safety squat bar $350.00 in chrome or black, hex trap bar $340.00, Swiss bar $399.00, Rickshaw $350.00, EZ curl $95.00, VBBR9 rack $250.00. All inc GST. A full 9-bar pack with the rack is 25% off the lot.
What is the difference between a commercial and a consumer Olympic bar?
Shaft steel, bearings and finish. Commercial bars use 190,000 PSI or better shaft steel, needle bearings in the sleeves and a hardened chrome finish. Consumer bars use lower-tensile steel that takes a permanent bend under repeated heavy loading, bush bearings that do not spin correctly for Olympic lifting, and finishes that corrode under chalk and sweat.
Do Phoenix bars use needle bearings or bushings?
The PX 20kg and 15kg Olympic bars use needle bearings, which spin freely and correctly for cleans, snatches and jerks. Specialty bars like the SSB, hex, Swiss and Rickshaw are not designed to spin and use fixed sleeves.
Are the PX bars IWF and IPF spec?
The PX 20kg runs a 28.5mm shaft with 50mm sleeves and both IPF and IWF knurl marks machined into it, so it is set up for squat, bench and deadlift as readily as the Olympic lifts. The PX 15kg runs the women's 25mm shaft and 50mm sleeves.
Will my plates fit every bar?
Yes. Every bar in the range has 50mm Olympic sleeves. Bumper plates, calibrated plates, iron plates and change plates all fit every bar with no adapters.
Which bar should a beginner deadlift with?
The hex trap bar. Its geometry centres you inside the load and self-corrects position, so it is the easiest deadlift variation to coach and the kindest on the spine. Move to the PX 20kg once the hinge pattern is solid.
Why are there two safety squat bars?
Same bar, two finishes: chrome or black, both $350.00. Pick whichever matches your gym or take one of each for group work.
How long until my bars arrive?
Everything on this page is in stock on the Sunshine Coast and ships within 1 to 3 business days. Freight is calculated at checkout for single bars and quoted up front for packs and fleet orders.
What warranty do the bars carry?
2 years on the PX Olympic bars, hex bar and Swiss bar under commercial use. Talk to Andy about fleet orders for larger facilities.
Do you supply Defence, schools and government?
Yes. Phoenix supplies ADF facilities, schools and government with itemised quotes and spec sheets. Andy Taylor, ex-3RAR, handles Defence enquiries directly on 0422 046 895.
Rather deal with a human?
Send your pack to Andy
Your builder selection is captured automatically. Ideal for commercial orders, more than one rack, an invoice, or a question before you commit.
- Itemised pricing per bar, freight priced up front
- Multi-rack and fleet orders usually beat the standard pack deal
- Bars, plates, racks and flooring on one quote
- No payment now. Andy confirms the pack before any invoice is sent.
Or call Andy direct: 0422 046 895
The complete barbell collection.
Done once. Done right.
Stop buying bars one at a time and never finishing the collection. Pick your 9 from 8 bar types, add the VBBR9, take 25% off the lot.
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